Adjustable cuff grip



Nov, 27, 1934.

A. W. SPARROW ADJUSTABLE CUFF GRIP Filed June 5, 1934 ITNESSES Patented Nov. 27, 1934 g UNITED I STATES PATENT OFFICE? 1,982,547 p ADJUSTABLE ourromr Albert Sparrow, New York, N. Y.

- Application June 5, 1934,. Serial No. 729,124

6 Claims. (01. 24-102) I This invention relates to adjustable cuff grips, and has for an object to provide an improved construction adapted to be used'in place 'of the usual cuff links, the structure being such that 5 they will have the usual appearance of cuff links of today but will function not only to hold the cuff in proper position as the present-day cuff links do, but will provide a gripping structure t'o hold a fold of the cuff in a certain position. 1 1

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cuff grip which acts as cuff links and which is adapted particularly for soft'cuffs on shirts, the structure permitting the cuff to be telescoped more or less over the sleeve at any time and then held in the adjusted position, whereby asoiled edge may be turned in and the cuff used a greater length of time, thus presenting a nicer and cleaner appearance and at the same time causing longer wear to the cuff and the shirt to which it is attached.

An additional object, more specifically, is to provide an adjustable cuff grip having a pair of heads connected with swinging arms a'ssociated with a pair or grips, and resilient means for causing the grips to normally function to grip the inside layer of the cuff of the shirt sleeve to hold the parts in a given adjusted position.

In the accompanying drawing- -0 Figure l is a perspective View of a soft cuff and part of a shirt sleeve, together with an embodiment of the invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through Figure 1 on the line 22;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the adjustable cuff grip shown in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is an edge view of the cuff grip shown in Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a front view of the cuff grip shown in Figure 4; I

Figure 6 is a perspective view of half of the cuff grip shown in Figure 4;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the opposite half;

Figure 8 is a spring used in connection with the structure shown in Figures 6 and 7 to cause an outward swinging movement of the arms.

Figure 9 is an edge view similar to Figure 4 but showing a modified construction.

Figure 10 is a sectional View through Figure 9 on an enlarged scale, the same illustrating how the spring functions.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by As illustrated, the cuff 2 is the usual soft cuff now in common use and is provided with buttonholes 3 and 4. On the inner parts 5 and 6 there are no buttonholes, though these could be provided if desired. "The invention is not in the cuff but in the grip "7 which holds the cuffin proper position, as shown in Figure 1. The construction is such that itgives substantially theappearance of the ordinary cuff link now in common use but functions in a different way. When in use it may hold the cuff as shown in Figure 1, but when theedge 8 of the cuff becomes soiled the grip 7 may be actuated and the outside layer of the cuff wi'llbe turned in, thus presenting a new and clean edge. In this way a'shirt may be worn longer and yet a clean cuff is always presented.' This advantage is se cured by thehohstruction of grip which holds the parts in different adjusted positions; 5

The grip 7 is provided withheads. 9 "and 10 formed in any desired ornamental manner but presenting heads which will not pass through the .buttonholes 3 and 4 unless the buttonholes are distorted in the usual way when applying a cuff button. The head 10 is provided with what may be termed an arm 11, as shown particularly in Fig. '7, said arm' having an enlargement 12 provided with an opening 13 in which the coil 14 of spring 15 is positioned. The leg 16 of spring 15 extends through theapert'ure l'l'into a hollow arm 11, as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 5. The arm 18 extends likewise into the hollow arm 19 connected with the button head 9; Arm '19 is provided with an enlargement 20 which is integral with the enlargement 12 but formed in a reverse manner. This arrangement permits the coil 14 to be hidden and yet the resilient arms 16 and 18 will function to spread the arms 11 and 19 apart, as illustrated in Fig. 5. If desired, the coil 14 could be eliminated and a substantially U-shaped frame used, said spring having the ends extending into the arms 11 and 19 and in the socket being bent to pass around the pivotal pin 21 which is used to connect the enlargement 12 and the enlargement 20 together pivotally. The enlargement 12 is provided with a clamping arm 22 which is provided with a laterally extending projection 23. Enlargement 20 is likewise provided with a clamping arm 24 having a lateral extension 25. When the parts are assembled asshown in Fig. 5, the ends of the respective clamping arms and their extensions fit flatwise together and are pressed with sometension by the spring 15. The result is that when the device is in operative position as shown in Fig. 2, the arms 22 and 24 with their extensions will clamp the inner parts 5 and 6 of the cuff to hold them in place and also to prevent any sliding movement of the device along the sleeve of the cufi.

When it is desired to slide the device along the members 5 and 6 it is only necessary to press inwardly on the heads 9 and 10 and as these are moved towards each other the arms 22 and 24 will move apart, thus permitting a sliding movement asdesired.

Instead of having the U-shaped spring structure as shown in Fig. 8, there could be provided a single coil spring 26, as shown in Fig. 10, said coil spring being mounted in the tubular members 27 and 28 connected to the respective arms 11 and 19, instead of the enlargements Hand 20. A pin 29 holds these tubular members together and extends through the spring 26 so that the ends 30 and 31 of this spring may extend through the suitable apertures in the members 27 and 28 and thereby urge the respective arms 22 and 24 towards each other. The action of the device is the same as in the preferred form and the only difference is that the enlargements 12 and 20 have been elongated so as to receive the coil spring 26 instead of the U-shaped spring 15.

In the accompanying drawing the parts have been shown comparatively large and heavy, but it will be understood that they may be made'of any desired size and when in natural use their appearance will be as shown in Fig. l.

I claim:

1. An adjustable cuff grip of the character described comprising a pair of heads, arms connected to each head, means for pivotally connecting saidarms together, spring means for tending to cause said arms to swing apart, and a pair of clamping arms formed as extensions to the first mentioned arms and positioned to swing together as said heads move apart.

2. An adjustable cuff grip of the character described, including a pair of ornamental heads, an arm extending from each head, each of said arms having an enlargement near its end, and a clamping arm extending from the enlargement, a pivotal pin connecting said enlargements together, and a spring having its center carried in said enlargements with the ends extending into said arms, said spring acting to swing the arms so that the clamping arms will be moved towards each other and said ornamental heads will be moved apart.

3. A cufi grip including a pair of ornamental heads, an arm connected to each of said ornamental heads, each of said arms extending at right angles to the head and then in a plane parallel to the head, the outer end of each arm being formed with an enlargement, and a pair of clamping arms, a pin for connecting said enlargements together, and a spring arranged in the enlargements acting to swing said clamping arms towards each other and said heads away from each other.

4. A cufi grip of the character described, including a pair of swinging arms having ornamental heads, a pivotal pin for connecting said arms together, a spring acting on said arms for resiliently swinging the heads apart, and a clamping member formed as an integral extension for each of said arms, said clamping members being positioned to move towards each other when said heads move apart, and move away from each other when said heads move towards each other, said clamping arms having their clamping ends arranged between the first mentioned arms.

5. A cuff grip of the character described including a pair of arms with ornamental heads on one end and an enlargement at the opposite end, each of said enlargements having a socket and a clamping arm extendingtherethrough, each of said first mentioned arms being hollow and opening into the respective sockets, a substantially -U-shaped spring having the respective arms thereof extending into the first, mentioned arms with the center fitted into said socket, and a pivotal pin extending through the center of the respective sockets for pivotallyconnecting the first mentioned arms together. i

6. An adjustable cuff grip of the character described, comprising a pair of hollow arm's, an ornamental head at one end of said arms and an enlargement at the other end, said enlargements being formed with sockets, a clamping arm extending from each socket, a coil spring positioned in said sockets with the respective ends acting on the-respective enlargements so as to urge the first mentioned arms to swing apart, and a pivotal pin extending through the spring and enlargements for pivotally connecting the enlargements together.

ALBERT W. SPARROW. 

